Writer. Speaker. Greeter in the Matereal World. Reformed ESG trench digger. Distance runner. Committed worm composter. @blorrainesmith on Medium + Substack too.
Jan 1, 2021 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
2020 was a great year for reading. Here are my top 10 reads from the year.
Not all came out this year (sometimes I'm slow off the mark) though some are hot off the press!
In alpha-order by author's 1st name - though they all should be 1st!
1. Emergent Strategies: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown
@adriennemaree blew my mind with truth, profundity + accessibility in this seemingly little book.
Recommended to me by a biodynamic farmer, it sums up what it means to shape change everywhere.
Nov 3, 2018 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
1. Have been exploring relationship between shift to #RegenerativeEconomy, #SustainableDevelopment + #Diversity, which has led to discussions on tolerance/hate, racism/fascism, political divides. Maybe atypical territory for sustainability, yet it's key imho. Some findings:
2. Beliefs are hard to change, "convincing" people is not a viable tactic, arguing w facts only serves to further entrench if listener isn't seeking to understand. Can be frustrating - feels like arguing against gravity sometimes. Critical to realize I too am entrenched. #Listen
Oct 26, 2018 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
1/4 Corporate leadership signals to investors matter. Typically: little on material issues, woefully scripted Q&A. Recent investor earnings calls provide interesting lessons in contrast (hope x 2, despair x 1) - highlights of closing comments of recent calls follow. #leadership2/4 @PepsiCo outgoing CEO @IndraNooyi shows how PEP used purpose + sustainability to deliver responsible growth, balancing short/long term; could have taken potshots at those who trashed long term, healthier shift, instead graceful, purposeful in last earnings call. #inspired
Aug 14, 2018 • 10 tweets • 10 min read
1/10 The spore-based idea spreader in me is all stirred up after last couple weeks in London, Cambridge, multiple stops in Brazil, so here's a little (peaceful) mushroom cloud of ideas as I resettle in NYC and recover from extreme #saudades after exposure to such great people.
2/10 Heard sense of urgency + diverse commitment to action at @volansjohn's 10 yr anniversary eve - appreciated call to positive imagination by @paulbunje paired w @kavpm + @cloverhogan's signal to hear voices of our youth (thinking: maybe also heed those of our own inner kids?)
